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Resources for Social Studies Teachers FEBRUARY 21 - 28

Get Social with IPTV's Classroom Connection Facebook Page

Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

If you're like most teachers, a busy schedule can make it a challenge to find time to keep up-to-date on the latest news in education, stay connected with other educators, and learn about current resources and teaching tools.

By following IPTV's Classroom Connection page, you are automatically joining a professional development community. Every day, you can learn about the latest resources IPTV and PBS have to offer. Find out when we'll air educational programs and find additional videos and resources online.

America Revealed: iFarm

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

Water doesn't come cheap in California's Central Valley. So luckily, farmer Zachary Sheely is handy with his iPhone. Sheely, the latest in a long line of American agricultural innovators, has developed an iPhone app to help manage the family farm. His program layers high-tech aerial imagery, soil info, and irrigation blueprints to create a user-friendly management tool for the 21st century farmer.

American Experience: The Presidential Collection

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

American presidents hold the most powerful office on earth and occupy a unique place at the center of national and world events. This series of American Experience documentaries sheds light on some of these figures with original interviews, articles, timelines, and extensive teacher guides.

ICN Sessions

Register today for these ICN sessions, at no charge to you or your school, to network your students with other learners throughout the state.

Reading with a Veterinarian: World Read Aloud Day: (Grades 4-7)
Reading with a Civil Engineer: World Read Aloud Day: (Grades 3-6)

Can't make it to any of these sessions? Take a look at IPTV's ICN events calendar to schedule your next opportunity.

American Experience: Presidential Biographies

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Browse this gallery of short biographies on every U.S. President.

Patti Smith: Historical Influences on Art and Artists

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

This resource from PBS LearningMedia uses the film and POV website resources of Patti Smith: Dream of Life, an Intimate Portrait of a Legendary Rocker. Students use these resources to demonstrate how artists are affected by the time periods in which they live.

White House Poetry Jam

Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

With this video from PBS LearningMedia, listen to poets perform their work at the first-ever White House poetry jam.

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